DAY 8 - DAY AT SEA

Patricia, many thanks for your good wishes.  We will take some photos of the room during the cruise.

We got settled in our room yesterday afternoon. Our suitcases showed up early which was terrific.

Attended the muster drill which was held at 5:30 PM and afterwards had dinner at Osteria d'Ovidio.  

​The ship is decorated for the Holidays.

We've also included menus from Waterside below and the daily program from yesterday.

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Dinner menu from Osteria d'Ovidio

We enjoyed a great dinner.  We had dined here a few times on the July/August sailings. It's a beautiful dining venue with superb cuisine and the amazing service of the Osteria team.

Before and after the muster drill we ran into several guests some who we knew already and some for the very first time.
 

For those who have dined here before the lighting can now be dimmed and last evening was the first night they used a new color of tablecloth which is no longer white and also added to the contrast to the white china.

The taste of each item is magnificent starting with a special item from the chef and continuing through dessert.  We also enjoyed the three different types of rolls.  There have been a couple of tweaks to the menu including the veal which is no longer on a bone. We tried the veal and it was very tasty.

We dined early and it was quiet with more guests arriving between 7:00 and 7:30.

Before retiring for the evening we moved the clocks forward one hour.  

We enjoyed our normal breakfast to start of the day  Today is the first of two sea days. Reflections follows.

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We walked after breakfast and enjoyed the ship and today's program.  When we returned to our room there was a nice platter of desserts and when we saw the cruise consultant right outside Waterside and next to Andrew's desk was a bunch of goodies.

Keith played paddle tennis this afternoon but it was very challenging with the speed of the ship and the wind gusts.  He played with so many of our cruising friends who we know from previous cruises. Always a lot of fun. Anne Marie got in a nice walks and we continued to visit with guests and crew.

We're in a happy place.


Cheers,

​Anne Marie & Keith